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Christie Chases Endorsements in New Hampshire

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New York Times: “Mr. Christie’s slavish devotion to New Hampshire, and his painstaking cultivation of its political leadership, paid by far their biggest dividend on Saturday when the influential New Hampshire Union Leader newspaper offered him an unexpectedly early and forceful endorsement.”

“Over the next few days, his determination will yield still more prizes: the endorsements of a widely courted former speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, Donna Sytek, and two powerful and wealthy local real estate developers, Renee and Dan Plummer.”


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Trump Causes GOP a Problem in New Hampshire

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Nate Cohn: “The weakness of mainstream candidates in New Hampshire poses a big challenge for the party’s beleaguered establishment. If a candidate acceptable to the party can’t win New Hampshire or Iowa, the G.O.P. will face a bleak choice: undertake the daunting and expensive task of mounting a come-from-behind effort, or grudgingly acquiesce to a candidate it really doesn’t want, like Ted Cruz, but who may be better than someone it can never accept, like Mr. Trump.”

“The extent of the weakness of the establishment in New Hampshire is a striking departure from recent contests.”

Clinton Retakes Lead in New Hampshire

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A new Monmouth poll in New Hampshire finds Hillary Clinton has taken a slim 3 point lead over Bernie Sanders, 48% to 45%.

Key findings: “Sanders retains his sizable advantage among registered independents and new voters, men, and younger voters. However, Clinton has made significant gains in the past two months with registered Democrats, women, and older voters.”

Bush Predicts He’ll Win New Hampshire

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“Jeb Bush, facing headwinds in his Republican presidential bid, said Sunday the race is still in the early stages and predicted he would win the crucial New Hampshire primary next year,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

Said Bush: “I don’t think they follow all the things that people in other parts of the country follow. They want to hear the candidates, hear their heart, and hear their ideas. And I think I’m going to win New Hampshire because of that, by the way.”

No Groundswell for Biden in New Hampshire

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A new Boston Globe/Suffolk University poll in New Hampshire finds Hillary Clinton edging Bernie Sanders in the Democratic presidential race, 37% to 35%, with Joe Biden at 11%.

Key finding: “The poll suggests that Democrats who had soured on Clinton are now giving her a second look in New Hampshire, the site of the first-in-the-nation primary that revived her campaign in 2008 and her husband’s prospects in 1992.”

A new Bloomberg/St. Anslem College poll finds Sanders leading Clinton, 41% to 36%, with Biden at 10%.

Biden Has 51 Days to File for New Hampshire

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Vice President Joe Biden “has 51 days to decide on a presidential bid — that is, if he wants to appear on the New Hampshire primary ballot,” the Los Angeles Times reports.

“The filing period for candidates who wish to contest the nation’s first presidential primary will begin Nov. 4 and remain open until 5 p.m. on Nov. 20… Qualifying for the ballot is intentionally easy, as state tradition demands — a candidate or a representative simply needs to submit a completed declaration of candidacy form and provide the filing fee of $1,000, in cash or certified check. Any candidate who hasn’t filed by Nov. 20 must appear in person to do so, however.”

About Political Wire

goddard-bw-snapshotTaegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire, one of the earliest and most influential political web sites. He also runs Political Job Hunt, Electoral Vote Map and the Political Dictionary.

Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.

Goddard is also co-author of You Won - Now What? (Scribner, 1998), a political management book hailed by prominent journalists and politicians from both parties. In addition, Goddard's essays on politics and public policy have appeared in dozens of newspapers across the country.

Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.

Goddard is the owner of Goddard Media LLC.

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